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neilk — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:58:51 GMT

Congratulations Ralph. a very impressive lifetime distance!

I've been using fitbit since 2014; initially a one like yours, upgraded to a surge 2 years later.

I like the surge because it does heart rate as well as steps. I take most of my extra exercise using my static bike so my step count isn't as good as yours. My lifetime is 9,289 kilometres....Russian Railway.

Keep stepping out!!

Neil

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kmikemoo — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:53:13 GMT

[mention:dc11ece8204f479e8dce2a47a33b20d3:e9ed411860ed4f2ba0265705b8793d05] Glad to hear your fitbit One lasted so long. I have had two fitbit watches and neither of them lasted very long at all. One could say that I had three because the first had to be warrantied in the first month. THAT was an unpleasant process but somewhat understandable. I replaced them with a $20 one that doesn't do heart rate and it's years old now.

Congrats on the activity badge!!

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DAB — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 18:05:07 GMT

Now that we have both been vaccinated, my wife and I have resumed going to the Senior Center to work out.

They now have all of the machines six feet apart and you have to schedule your time.

I have not been allows to restart my Military History talks yet, but hopefully they will let us get back to having fun.

DAB

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beacon_dave — Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:03:39 GMT

I opted for the low-tech version. I call it the 'fatbit'. You place it around your waist and it has holes and a measurement pin which indicate the amount of expansion/contraction going on. It is also useful for holding your trousers up [View:/resized-image/__size/16x16/__key/commentfiles/f7d226abd59f475c9d224a79e3f0ec07-d53fb999-13db-4794-998d-5cd5a16e4bd6/contentimage_5F00_1.png:16:16]

Actually, I did go a bit more hi-tech and got myself an Omron pedometer. It doesn't have Bluetooth but lasts over a year on a single CR2032 battery with daily use. I initially bought it as a pocket watch (ever tried to buy just a simple digital pocket watch these days ?), but it came useful later when recovering from an injury, as I could measure recovery progress by the number of additional steps it was taking to complete a known circuit.